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SMO to YQU: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
1,462 mi
2,354 km · 1,271 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,462 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Near YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from YQU?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 1,462 miles (2,354 km, 1,271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMO to YQU?
Nonstop service on SMO–YQU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Monica and Grande Prairie?
Grande Prairie is 1 hour ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to YQU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–YQU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to YQU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–YQU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.